Which two of the following are correct decisions?

I. Rejecting H₀ when H₀ is correct.

II. Rejecting H₀ when H₀ is wrong.

III. Failing to reject H₀ when H₀ is correct.

IV. Failing to reject H₀ when H₀ is wrong.

Select one:

a. I, IIb. I, IIIc. I, IVd. II, IIIe. II, IVf. III, IV

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A paramedic comes upon the scene of an accident and tests the hypotheses

H₀ : victim is alive versus

H_a: victim is dead.

What would be his/her type I error?

Select one:

a. Believing victim is dead when victim is really alive.b. Believing victim is dead when victim is dead.c. Believing victim is alive when victim is actually dead.d. Believing victim is alive when victim is alive.

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Referring to the above question, which of the following errors is most serious?

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a. Believing victim is dead when victim is really alive.b. Believing victim is alive when victim is actually dead.

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In general, if the error you considered most serious is the Type I Error, what should you set as?

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a. 0.0001 which makes the Type I Error probability lowb. 0.10 which would make the Type II Error probability low.

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The following situation applies to Questions 5-7:

The CEO of a large company feels that redesigning the production line will increase output. She will test the hypotheses:

H₀: Redesigning will not increase output.

H_a: Redesigning will increase output.

If she finds evidence to reject H₀, she will initiate an expensive redesign of the production line. What error will she make if she rejects H₀ and initiates an expensive redesign when redesigning will not increase output?

Select one:

a. Type I errorb. Type II error

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Which error would the CEO make by failing to reject H₀ and failing to redesign the production line when redesigning would really increase output?

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a. Type I errorb. Type II error

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Referring to question 5, what are the consequences of initiating an expensive redesign when redesigning will not increase output?

Select one:

a. Company pays for expensive redesign without recouping the cost with increased output.b. Company does not get the increased output that it could have had.

For testing H₀: = 10 versus H_a: < 10, what is the color of the area that represents in the following two curves if is really 10?

Select one:

a. red (Area to the left of the line on the top curve)b. beige (Area to the right of the line on the top curve)c. green (Area to the left of the line on the bottom curve)d. light blue (Area to the right of the line on the bottom curve)

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Referring to the hypotheses and the graph in question 8, what color represents power in the two curves if is really 8?

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a. red (Area to the left of the line on the top curve)b. beige (Area to the right of the line on the top curve)c. green (Area to the left of the line on the bottom curve)d. light blue (Area to the right of the line on the bottom curve)